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Brandon LaFell is a fine receiver when you have Greg Olsen and Steve Smith. He is a good intermediate range option, he's a fine route runner and an excellent blocker down the field which is great for our screens and big plays for guys like Ted Ginn.

Our problem is we are expecting him to be a big play receiver because Steve Smith isn't that guy anymore. We cant expect LaFell to be that guy because he isn't.

I disagree. This fine route runner has not been seen much this season. Yes, he is a fantastic run blocker, but his primary job is to catch. That is a job that he is not good at all. He had the most drops this season than any other seasons, and he lacks the speed to get any sort of separation on those intermediate routes. At this point he is no better than Keary Colbert was back in the day, so he definitely needs to go.

He had some bad drops this season, but I credit that to a lack of focus more so than having bad hands. He is a fine catcher he just needs to secure the catch before looking to make his move more. He's a young receiver, things will slow down for him. And everyonehas been saying he is too slow all season. Yet somehow he manages to get open and make plays. His route running and size allows him to create separation from the defender to grab receptions. He's no Ted Ginn, but he's not Dwayne Jarrett either like some have made him out to be.

Next year will be his fifth year in the league. How much does he need to grow in order to get over his focus issue? If the goal is to have a true #2 receiver, then Lafell is not what we are looking for.

Every player in the league has moments of loss of focus which causes them to screw up, it's not an issue unique to him. Steve Smith had a ton of key drops this season, yet none of us write him off as a bad receiver. It happens to everyone, we need to stop acting like he's the only one who drops the football.

Every player in the league has moments of loss of focus which causes them to screw up, it's not an issue unique to him. Steve Smith had a ton of key drops this season, yet none of us write him off as a bad receiver. It happens to everyone, we need to stop acting like he's the only one who drops the football.

It's because of what he's done prior to this year. His body of work lets him off the hook._________________